Supercharger Tea
Supercharger tea is a variant of iced tea intended to give a sense of energy. The recipe is high in sugar and caffeine and thus best used before a busy day of work or study, but is easy to make.
- Prep
- 19 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 hr 4 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Equipment
1 French press or coffee pot of appropriate size
Procedure
Place tea bags in French press or coffee pot. Make sure to keep the strings taut to prevent the paper weights from falling in.
Procedure
Pour the hot water into French press. Place lid on top, with a tight grip on the paper weights.
Procedure
Let the tea steep for 5 minutes.
Procedure
If using a French press, slowly push the plunger onto the bags, again with a tight grip on the paper weights.
Procedure
Take off the lid, scoop the teabags out, and gently squeeze the brew from the bags before disposing of them.
Procedure
Add sweetener and stir thoroughly.
Procedure
Let tea cool to room temperature. Serve over ice, or place open pot in freezer for 70 minutes for quicker cooling. Stir in milk or citrus juice before serving.
Photo: Jarrod Baniqued · CC0 · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en · Photo source and licence
Wikibooks contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Adapted; quantities retained as written. · Original source
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Scale it
Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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